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Present form: Present Simple Tense

Many resources call this the “present simple” or “simple present”, and provide a wide range of situations when it should be used. Instead of memorizing these uses, think of these sentences as simple with nothing added: they refer to things in general that are certain. Then, think about how this idea fits the wide range of uses of this very basic structure.

Here, we’ll look at the present form of verbs, what it means, and how people often use it.

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